Ornate Anglo-Indian Padouk Sideboard, 1820

• Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
• Padouk - Padouk is a richly coloured dense and heavy timber, varying in colour from dark crimson to brown and red, found in Africa and Asia. It was often used as a furniture timber in India, for making furniture in the Anglo-Indian style. Padouk was also imported into England and France in small quantities in the 18th and 19th centuries, and occasionally English and French examples of furniture made of this timber come onto the market.

This item has been included into following indexes:

• Anglo-Indian - furniture, other 109
• Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam and sadeli boxes - sewing and other boxes 324
• cabinets, period or style
  • Georgian 274
  • Regency 129
• furniture, material or decoration - padouk wood 38
• sideboards
  • Georgian 131
  • Regency 70